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A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014

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FM–2008–13216 September 1, 2008
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MHI by Maharishi

Format loves military inspired fashion. So, when we found out that fashion label maharishi (which means ‘great vision’ in sanskrit) started out by reworking recycled, old…

MHI by Maharishi
FM–2008–12753 August 17, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

Coltesse

Parisian fashion has dominated the world’s haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion industries for decades, but what about the streets? With no official trademark style, Coltesse is…

Coltesse
FM–2008–12374 July 27, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

Tarina Tarantino

Living the life that dreams are made of is Tarina Tarantino. From the Barbie Dream House to The Sparkle Factory, a place that nurtures imagination is…

Tarina Tarantino
FM–2008–12033 July 14, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

Too Black Guys

Featuring controversial messages that have been called “racist” by some, Too Black Guys is one of the first companies to push fashion with a “street twist.”…

Too Black Guys
FM–2008–11572 June 29, 2008
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Mikey Ties

It began with a dream, as cliché as it may sound. Two years ago Mikey Toledano dreamt of sugarplums and python ties. Ironically, it’s the python…

Mikey Ties
FM–2008–11318 June 15, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

One People Project

“Stop snitching” became a North America-wide fashion phenomenon in the early 2000s. Iconography including gats, skulls, and dope had been prevalent upon tees for some time…

One People Project
FM–2008–11068 June 1, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

Wemoto

Featuring a shade-sporting, cigarette smoking MSN emoticon, and reading “I Am The Boy You’ve Heard About,” wemoto’s The Boy t-shirt from their 2008 collection is both…

Wemoto
FM–2008–10822 May 18, 2008
CAT: EXTRA, EXTRA

Know1edge

According to Christian faith, there are three theological virtues: faith, hope and love. We’re not sure if our interviewee subscribes to this religious sect, but we…

Know1edge
FM–2008–10532 May 4, 2008
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Mishka

Mishka NYC conjures images of chainsaw wielding teddy bears and robotic horror imagery. Some say the label was the product of a heavy metal Satanic ritual…

Mishka
FM–2008–10198 April 21, 2008
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The Affair

Perhaps they’re trust fund babies, or maybe they hit some cash investing early in the organic food market, either way U.K.-based The Affair’s founders Zoltan Csaki…

The Affair